The Armenian Eurovision fan club network, OGAE Armenia, announced tonight that the Armenian pre-Eurovision event “Depi Evratesil” will be held on February 16th, with the winner representing Armenia in Eurovision 2025.
The Armenian Eurovision fan club network (OGAE Armenia) revealed this evening that the Armenian pre-Eurovision event, “Depi Evratesil 2025,” is scheduled for February 16th. The announcement is also based on a commercial on the Armenian television channel, which specifies the date of the pre-Eurovision. It was further reported that the event will take place at the Karen Demirchyan Complex in Yerevan. The winner of this local pre-Eurovision event will represent Armenia in Eurovision 2025.
depi evratesil confirmed for sunday 16 February 😟 pic.twitter.com/JToIVaPGMt
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Revival of the Pre-Eurovision Tradition
This marks the first time in five years that Armenia will select its Eurovision representative and song through the pre-Eurovision event, which was previously used to select the Armenian entries in 2017, 2018, and 2020. Since Armenia withdrew from the competition in 2021 and returned in 2022, the Armenian representative and song for Eurovision were selected through internal selection.
Armenia was the last participating country to confirm its participation for Eurovision 2025, and with this confirmation, it also announced the return of the pre-Eurovision as the Armenian selection method for the upcoming competition in Basel. The return of the Armenian pre-Eurovision is part of a wave of returning to pre-Eurovision events in various countries, including Greece, Poland, and Slovenia.
Details on the Format Still Pending
As of now, no additional details have been published about the competition format, voting method, or the contestants in the pre-Eurovision. It is very likely that the format will be identical to the pre-Eurovision in 2020, the last time it was held (then conducted as a single show, where the voting percentage was equally divided between a local jury, an international jury, and public voting).
Armenia in Eurovision 2024:
“Jako” was the song performed by the duo Ladaniva, representing Armenia at Eurovision 2024. The duo consists of Jaklin Baghdasaryan and Louis Thomas.
Armenia qualified for the final after placing third in the second semi-final with 137 points, and in the grand final, they reached eighth place with 183 points.
Eurovision 2025: This will be Armenia’s 16th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Armenia joined the competition in 2006 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2008 and Eurovision 2014 by finishing in Fourth place.
